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Anterior resection syndrome — the long-term effects of surgery for rectal cancer

01 July 2004

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Cancer treatments can cause symptoms that persist for months after completion of therapy. Anterior resection of the rectum is a surgical treatment for rectal cancer...

Nurse and physiotherapy led follow-up for lung cancer patients after surgery

01 September 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

This article describes a pilot study aimed at providing follow-up care for lung cancer patients who have undergone thoracic surgery in a district general hospital. A...

Pancreatic cancer: optimising the patient experience

01 December 2003

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Pancreatic cancer is a substantial therapeutic challenge as the disease is often characterised by difficulty in detection and non-specific symptoms resulting in late...

Colorectal cancer

01 December 2002

Cancer Nursing Practice

CPD

Colorectal cancer is a general label applied to cancers occurring in the colon or rectum (see diagram 1). Each year in the UK, 56 people out of every 100,000 will be...

Colorectal cancer

01 April 2003

Primary Health Care

CPD

Colorectal cancer is a general label applied to cancers occurring in the colon or rectum (see diagram 1). Each year in the UK, 56 people out of every 100,000 will be...

Regaining continence after radical prostatectomy

05 November 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

In this article, the author examines incontinence following radical prostatectomy and describes how nurses can provide advice, support and care for these patients.